Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Heavy Metal in Baghdad is a kanadisch-/US-amerikanischer documentary from the year 2007.

Action

The film deals with the career of Acrassicauda that. He is at this time only metal band in Iraq, between 2003 and 2007 from a total of four episodes, three of which were recorded in Baghdad. The last section of the December 2006 constitute in Damascus, where the band members lived as refugees.

In addition to performances of the band talks with band members and views of Baghdad and the refugee camps in Damascus are shown.

Background

Suroosh Alvi is one of the founders of the New York Vice Magazines, Eddy Moretti founded VBS.TV, a company affiliated with Vice broadband video network. Heavy Metal in Baghdad provides for both the feature film debut as a director dar. In cooperation with MTV was formed in November 2003, a quick review of Acrassicauda, which should be a contribution to the Vice Guide to Travel Guide. For personal interest, and because some of the material was already created for a feature, the filmmakers visited the band in 2005 and again in 2006.

In mid-September 2007, the film at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival premiere, in February 2008, he was first shown in Europe at the International Film Festival in Berlin in the " Panorama". In October 2008 the film in various German cinema was shown.

The musicians were allowed during the premiere at the Berlinale not enter because the passports of three band members from the so-called "S- series" came from, who exhibited the Iraqi authorities since 2004 and are no longer recognized by Germany since April 2007, as it is considered not tamper-proof apply.

Reviews

The daily Die Welt called Heavy Metal in Baghdad in its online edition " a [ s ] promising [n ] contender for the Audience Award [ the Berlinale ]. " The boy world refers to the style of the filmmaker as "pop - journalism under attack " and praises: " In good moments, it brings an increased until the obscenity hard realism, which acts partly ironic and makes a marvel. " Heavy Metal in Baghdad " is a good movie. "

Awards

• 2007: " Official Selection " at the Toronto International Film Festival
• 2008: " Official Selection " of the International Film Festival Berlin
• 2008: " Official Selection " of the South -by -Southwest Film Festival

Trivia

In episode 4 of the first season of the TV series Blue Mountain State hangs on the wall in the Overland House a movie poster of Heavy Metal in Baghdad.